"Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign, The
National Register of Historic Places

"Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign, The

Paradise Township, Clark County, Nevada
Listed
April 30, 2009
Type
Object
Period
Modern
Ref No.
09000284

About this property

The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas landmark funded in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. The sign was designed by Betty Willis at the request of Ted Rogich, a local salesman, who sold it to the government of Clark County in Nevada. The sign is located in the median at 5100 Las Vegas Boulevard South, north of the historic stone pillars of the old McCarran Field on the east side, and level with the Bali Hai Golf Club on the west side. Some consider the sign to be the official southern end of the Las Vegas Strip. The sign, like most of the Strip, sits in Paradise and is located roughly 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the city limits of Las Vegas. The entire metro area is generally referred to as Las Vegas.

Location

Paradise Township, Clark County, Nevada
36.08347, -115.17354

Categories

ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign, The listed on the National Register?

"Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 2009.

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"Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign, The is classified as a object in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" Sign, The is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1959.

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